The Latics reached the quarter-final of the FA Cup and continued their defence of the trophy as Watson - scorer in last season's final win over Manchester City - fired a superb first-half strike from just under 30 yards.

The visiting section of the Cardiff City Stadium were sent into raptures but Rosler revealed he missed the decisive moment, before congratulating his players on their performance

He said: "I didn't see the second goal. I just turned around and the ball was in.

"I wanted to compete against the best teams in the country and Cardiff today gave us the possibility, and we stood our own ground very well."

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are the second top flight side to be knocked out by Wigan this season, as they registered their place in tomorrow's quarter-final draw.

And while Rosler is keeping his feet firmly on the ground, he wants to reward the club's supporters by progressing even further.

The German added: "We take it game by game. I felt very happy with the performance, the application.

"I thought our supporters, they travelled in big numbers. We made them proud, we wanted to make them proud.

"We've beaten now two Premier League teams on the way and we're now in the last eight."